Charming Old Folk Art Clay Skunk with Bristle Tail sculpted eagle with a rich patina to

with a rich patina to the dry wood especially on the underside

5 1/4" t x 1 5/8" x 1 11/16" d

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Charming Old Folk Art Clay Skunk with Bristle Tail sculpted eagle with a rich patina toI found this hand formed clay skunk, dipped in a thick black, almost tar like (but not sticky) coat, at a show in Pennsylvania this past summer, and have just enjoyed having him sitting around for a while. Something about the shape of those individually sculpted and applied legs really does it for me, and then this bristle tail too. I have some notion that the tail had a function like the bristles found at one end of old cork screws used for clearing